High Threat Security Alert (A23-04-17): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge

Description:

Microsoft released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Reports indicate that the vulnerability (CVE-2023-2136) is being exploited in the wild. System administrators and users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Edge prior to version 112.0.1722.58

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service or information disclosure on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Microsoft Edge to version 112.0.1722.58 or later to address the issue.

The details of security updates can be found at:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#april-21-2023
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#april-19-2023

More Information:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#april-21-2023
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-relnotes-security#april-19-2023
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2133 (to CVE-2023-2137)